04/06: doc: Move "Requirements" before "Building from Git"

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commit fb82f6053cc63073d0f43c0870bd30ccbbe47fd6
Author: Matthew Trzcinski <matt@excalamus.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Mar 24 10:07:37 2024 +0100

    doc: Move "Requirements" before "Building from Git"
    
    * doc/contributing.texi (doc/guix.texi): Move "Requirements" before 
"Building
    from Git".
    
    Link: <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2024-03/msg00023.html>
    Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
---
 doc/contributing.texi | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/guix.texi         | 99 ---------------------------------------------------
 2 files changed, 98 insertions(+), 99 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index df6bb2b1a8..f83c483083 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ on-line communication; they can use any name or pseudonym of 
their
 choice.
 
 @menu
+* Requirements::                Software needed to build and run Guix.
 * Building from Git::           The latest and greatest.
 * Running Guix Before It Is Installed::  Hacker tricks.
 * The Perfect Setup::           The right tools.
@@ -36,6 +37,103 @@ choice.
 * Translating Guix::            Make Guix speak your native language.
 @end menu
 
+@node Requirements
+@section Requirements
+
+This section lists requirements when building Guix from source.  The
+build procedure for Guix is the same as for other GNU software, and is
+not covered here.  Please see the files @file{README} and @file{INSTALL}
+in the Guix source tree for additional details.
+
+@cindex official website
+GNU Guix is available for download from its website at
+@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/}.
+
+GNU Guix depends on the following packages:
+
+@itemize
+@item @url{https://gnu.org/software/guile/, GNU Guile}, version 3.0.x,
+version 3.0.3 or later;
+@item @url{https://notabug.org/cwebber/guile-gcrypt, Guile-Gcrypt}, version
+0.1.0 or later;
+@item
+@uref{https://gitlab.com/gnutls/guile/, Guile-GnuTLS} (@pxref{Guile
+Preparations, how to install the GnuTLS bindings for Guile,,
+gnutls-guile, GnuTLS-Guile})@footnote{The Guile bindings to
+@uref{https://gnutls.org/, GnuTLS} were distributed as part of GnuTLS
+until version 3.7.8 included.};
+@item
+@uref{https://notabug.org/guile-sqlite3/guile-sqlite3, Guile-SQLite3}, version 
0.1.0
+or later;
+@item @uref{https://notabug.org/guile-zlib/guile-zlib, Guile-zlib},
+version 0.1.0 or later;
+@item @uref{https://notabug.org/guile-lzlib/guile-lzlib, Guile-lzlib};
+@item @uref{https://www.nongnu.org/guile-avahi/, Guile-Avahi};
+@item
+@uref{https://gitlab.com/guile-git/guile-git, Guile-Git}, version 0.5.0
+or later;
+@item @uref{https://git-scm.com, Git} (yes, both!);
+@item @uref{https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/guile-json/, Guile-JSON}
+4.3.0 or later;
+@item @url{https://www.gnu.org/software/make/, GNU Make}.
+@end itemize
+
+The following dependencies are optional:
+
+@itemize
+@item
+@c Note: We need at least 0.13.0 for #:nodelay.
+Support for build offloading (@pxref{Daemon Offload Setup}) and
+@command{guix copy} (@pxref{Invoking guix copy}) depends on
+@uref{https://github.com/artyom-poptsov/guile-ssh, Guile-SSH},
+version 0.13.0 or later.
+
+@item
+@uref{https://notabug.org/guile-zstd/guile-zstd, Guile-zstd}, for zstd
+compression and decompression in @command{guix publish} and for
+substitutes (@pxref{Invoking guix publish}).
+
+@item
+@uref{https://ngyro.com/software/guile-semver.html, Guile-Semver} for
+the @code{crate} importer (@pxref{Invoking guix import}).
+
+@item
+@uref{https://www.nongnu.org/guile-lib/doc/ref/htmlprag/, Guile-Lib} for
+the @code{go} importer (@pxref{Invoking guix import}) and for some of
+the ``updaters'' (@pxref{Invoking guix refresh}).
+
+@item
+When @url{http://www.bzip.org, libbz2} is available,
+@command{guix-daemon} can use it to compress build logs.
+@end itemize
+
+Unless @option{--disable-daemon} was passed to @command{configure}, the
+following packages are also needed:
+
+@itemize
+@item @url{https://gnupg.org/, GNU libgcrypt};
+@item @url{https://sqlite.org, SQLite 3};
+@item @url{https://gcc.gnu.org, GCC's g++}, with support for the
+C++11 standard.
+@end itemize
+
+@cindex state directory
+@cindex localstatedir
+@cindex system configuration directory
+@cindex sysconfdir
+When configuring Guix on a system that already has a Guix installation,
+be sure to specify the same state directory as the existing installation
+using the @option{--localstatedir} option of the @command{configure}
+script (@pxref{Directory Variables, @code{localstatedir},, standards,
+GNU Coding Standards}).  Usually, this @var{localstatedir} option is set
+to the value @file{/var}.  The @command{configure} script protects
+against unintended misconfiguration of @var{localstatedir} so you do not
+inadvertently corrupt your store (@pxref{The Store}).  The configuration
+directory should also be configured by setting the @option{--sysconfdir}
+option to the @file{/etc} value, which is the location used by Guix to
+store for example the access control list of authorized machines and the
+definition of offload machines.
+
 @node Building from Git
 @section Building from Git
 
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 4b47d44757..5049481f6c 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ Introduction
 Installation
 
 * Binary Installation::         Getting Guix running in no time!
-* Requirements::                Software needed to build and run Guix.
 * Running the Test Suite::      Testing Guix.
 * Setting Up the Daemon::       Preparing the build daemon's environment.
 * Invoking guix-daemon::        Running the build daemon.
@@ -716,7 +715,6 @@ Once installed, Guix can be updated by running 
@command{guix pull}
 
 @menu
 * Binary Installation::         Getting Guix running in no time!
-* Requirements::                Software needed to build and run Guix.
 * Running the Test Suite::      Testing Guix.
 * Setting Up the Daemon::       Preparing the build daemon's environment.
 * Invoking guix-daemon::        Running the build daemon.
@@ -803,103 +801,6 @@ For example,
 @end example
 @end quotation
 
-@node Requirements
-@section Requirements
-
-This section lists requirements when building Guix from source.  The
-build procedure for Guix is the same as for other GNU software, and is
-not covered here.  Please see the files @file{README} and @file{INSTALL}
-in the Guix source tree for additional details.
-
-@cindex official website
-GNU Guix is available for download from its website at
-@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/}.
-
-GNU Guix depends on the following packages:
-
-@itemize
-@item @url{https://gnu.org/software/guile/, GNU Guile}, version 3.0.x,
-version 3.0.3 or later;
-@item @url{https://notabug.org/cwebber/guile-gcrypt, Guile-Gcrypt}, version
-0.1.0 or later;
-@item
-@uref{https://gitlab.com/gnutls/guile/, Guile-GnuTLS} (@pxref{Guile
-Preparations, how to install the GnuTLS bindings for Guile,,
-gnutls-guile, GnuTLS-Guile})@footnote{The Guile bindings to
-@uref{https://gnutls.org/, GnuTLS} were distributed as part of GnuTLS
-until version 3.7.8 included.};
-@item
-@uref{https://notabug.org/guile-sqlite3/guile-sqlite3, Guile-SQLite3}, version 
0.1.0
-or later;
-@item @uref{https://notabug.org/guile-zlib/guile-zlib, Guile-zlib},
-version 0.1.0 or later;
-@item @uref{https://notabug.org/guile-lzlib/guile-lzlib, Guile-lzlib};
-@item @uref{https://www.nongnu.org/guile-avahi/, Guile-Avahi};
-@item
-@uref{https://gitlab.com/guile-git/guile-git, Guile-Git}, version 0.5.0
-or later;
-@item @uref{https://git-scm.com, Git} (yes, both!);
-@item @uref{https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/guile-json/, Guile-JSON}
-4.3.0 or later;
-@item @url{https://www.gnu.org/software/make/, GNU Make}.
-@end itemize
-
-The following dependencies are optional:
-
-@itemize
-@item
-@c Note: We need at least 0.13.0 for #:nodelay.
-Support for build offloading (@pxref{Daemon Offload Setup}) and
-@command{guix copy} (@pxref{Invoking guix copy}) depends on
-@uref{https://github.com/artyom-poptsov/guile-ssh, Guile-SSH},
-version 0.13.0 or later.
-
-@item
-@uref{https://notabug.org/guile-zstd/guile-zstd, Guile-zstd}, for zstd
-compression and decompression in @command{guix publish} and for
-substitutes (@pxref{Invoking guix publish}).
-
-@item
-@uref{https://ngyro.com/software/guile-semver.html, Guile-Semver} for
-the @code{crate} importer (@pxref{Invoking guix import}).
-
-@item
-@uref{https://www.nongnu.org/guile-lib/doc/ref/htmlprag/, Guile-Lib} for
-the @code{go} importer (@pxref{Invoking guix import}) and for some of
-the ``updaters'' (@pxref{Invoking guix refresh}).
-
-@item
-When @url{http://www.bzip.org, libbz2} is available,
-@command{guix-daemon} can use it to compress build logs.
-@end itemize
-
-Unless @option{--disable-daemon} was passed to @command{configure}, the
-following packages are also needed:
-
-@itemize
-@item @url{https://gnupg.org/, GNU libgcrypt};
-@item @url{https://sqlite.org, SQLite 3};
-@item @url{https://gcc.gnu.org, GCC's g++}, with support for the
-C++11 standard.
-@end itemize
-
-@cindex state directory
-@cindex localstatedir
-@cindex system configuration directory
-@cindex sysconfdir
-When configuring Guix on a system that already has a Guix installation,
-be sure to specify the same state directory as the existing installation
-using the @option{--localstatedir} option of the @command{configure}
-script (@pxref{Directory Variables, @code{localstatedir},, standards,
-GNU Coding Standards}).  Usually, this @var{localstatedir} option is set
-to the value @file{/var}.  The @command{configure} script protects
-against unintended misconfiguration of @var{localstatedir} so you do not
-inadvertently corrupt your store (@pxref{The Store}).  The configuration
-directory should also be configured by setting the @option{--sysconfdir}
-option to the @file{/etc} value, which is the location used by Guix to
-store for example the access control list of authorized machines and the
-definition of offload machines.
-
 @node Running the Test Suite
 @section Running the Test Suite